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U.S. forces return to Philippines

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines -- Staff Sgt. Nick (left) checks the parachute of Staff Sgt. Liam in a hangar at Clark Air Base, Philippines here Jan. 28. Nick is a pararescueman and Liam is a combat controller. Both are assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The squadron is in the Philippines for a monthlong joint combined exchange training program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Farris)

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Implants restore world of sounds

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Master Sgts. John T. Hawk (foreground) and Chris Morin work on a project at the Air National Guard Training and Education Center at McGhee Tyson ANG Base, Tenn. Hawk received a cochlear implant and continues to serve on active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Meneguin)

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First sergeant changes benefit entire AF

BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE, D.C. -- Master Sgt. Nancy Martin mentors Staff Sgt. Josie Reyes-Smith, a flight operations noncommissioned officer, on enlisted force structure subjects to ensure Reyes-Smith can readily address her airmen's questions at Bolling Air Force Base, D.C. Martin is the first sergeant for the 11th Wing's security forces squadron. Faced with a continuing shortage of first sergeants, Air Force officials recently converted the career field into a three- or six-year, special-duty assignment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

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Software improves accuracy, quickens air war planning

WASHINGTON -- Col. Jon Krenkel, commander of the Air Force's Command and Control Battlelab, points out features of the master air attack plan toolkit. The toolkit is a new suite of software tools designed to make production of the MAAP and the subsequent air tasking order quicker and less prone to error. The MAAP toolkit was used successfully at the 2002 Joint Expeditionary Forces Experiment at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Todd Lopez)

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C-17 test team conducts airdrop tests

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) --Testers at here, conduct egress training during earlier test missions aboard the C-17 Globemaster III. An Air Force test team is working with soldiers at Fort Bragg, N.C., to conduct egress and airdrop tests designed to improve the aircraft's support of real-world military missions. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Dillier)

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Propulsion team doubles capacitor capabilities

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) -- Sandra Fries-Carr analyzes the diamond-like carbon film deposited on foil in the Air Force Research Laboratory propulsion directorate's power division. The heat-resistant material is being developed for a wide variety of military applications from electrically driven aircraft accessories to pulse power applications like directed-energy weapons. (Courtesy photo)

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Base tests cargo decontamination

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. James Tompkins secures a pallet of possibly contaminated cargo during an Air Mobility Command offload/exchange zone concept operations exercise here. Tompkins is assigned to the base's 731st Air Mobility Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Toni Tones)

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Taking cover

KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AFPN) -- First Lt. Jennifer Jones takes cover during a weeklong combat employment readiness exercise Feb. 6. Jones is an 8th Security Forces Squadron member who was part of the "opposing" forces. She scored three "kills" during this particular firefight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chuck Walker)

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Splish splash

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (AFPN) -- Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, (in black) practice rescue training in Subic Bay with Filipino forces (in orange) recently during Exercise Balance Piston 03-5. The training event was aimed at increasing the interoperability of the two nations' armed forces. The pararescuemen jumped from an MH-47 Chinook helicopter flown by the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Farris)

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Splish splash

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (AFPN) -- Two Air Force pararescuemen jump into Subic Bay during a recent training exercise with Filipino forces. The training was part of Exercise Balance Piston 03-5 and was aimed at increasing the interoperability of the two nations' armed forces. The pararescuemen jumped from an MH-47 Chinook helicopter flown by the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. The airmen are assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Michael Farris)

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Splish splash

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Luke Naughton climbs out of Subic Bay during recent pararescue training with Filipino forces. The training was part of Exercise Balance Piston 03-5 and was aimed at increasing the interoperability of the two nations' armed forces. The pararescuemen operated from an MH-47 Chinook helicopter flown by the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Naughton is assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Farris)

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Congressional delegation visits deployed airmen

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Airman 1st Class Erum Tariq, from the 376th Expeditionary Services Squadron, serves lunch to Reps. William Pascrell Jr., D-N.J.; Michael Capuano, D-Mass.; Terry Everett, R-Ala.; and Joe Wilson, R-S.C., during a congressional delegation visit Feb. 15 to Ganci Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Center)

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Operation Deep Freeze

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AFPN) -- Master Sgt. Robert Rodarte walks through condensation fog in the rear of a C-141 Starlifter during a mission supporting Operation Deep Freeze. The aircraft had just been refueled here en route to Christchurch, New Zealand. Condensation fog is formed when the air-conditioning system is first turned on in a high-humidity environment. Rodarte is a loadmaster assigned to 729th Airlift Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Joe Zuccaro)

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Army National Guard begins air base security mission

WASHINGTON -- A soldier from the Army National Guard's 276th Military Police Company in Washington checks identification at Bolling Air Force Base, D.C., on Feb. 21. Up to 10,000 soldiers will help secure Air Force installations worldwide while the Air Force phases in plans to beef up its own security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

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Planes, troops flood through Rhein-Main

RHEIN-MAIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Airman 1st Class Trapper Green directs soldiers bound for Kuwait onto a commercial airliner at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany. Green is with the base's 726th Air Mobility Squadron, which handles more passengers than any U.S. military base in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Keith Reed)

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CMSAF visits Edwards, commends achievements

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald Murray (right) looks at computer screens with Airman 1st Class Laura Lane (left) and Senior Airman Marland Fox. Lane and Fox are both jet-engine mechanics with the 412th Maintenance Squadron's propulsion flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kristie Hogbin)

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Westover bridges airlift effort to Southwest Asia

WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Mass. -- Marines wait to check in their weapons at a temporary armory at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. The base is a critical junction of an air bridge across the Atlantic for deploying troops and equipment. (Courtesy photo)

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Engineer follows path to education, success

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Dr. Nelson Forster readies a bearing test rig for measurement. Nelson, who works for the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, holds five patents. He hopes more young people will follow in his footsteps as the Air Force faces a critical shortage of scientists and engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Kelly)

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Jumping into danger

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (AFPN) -- Pararescuemen from the 410th Air Expeditionary Wing unload an all-terrain vehicle after parachuting 800 feet from a C-130 Hercules during a training exercise at a forward-deployed location. The airmen jumped along with the vehicle while practicing operations in a hostile environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Jumping into danger

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- A pararescueman keeps an eye out while his teammate gathers equipment after parachuting 800 feet from a C-130 Hercules during a routine training exercise at a forward-deployed location. The airmen jumped along with the vehicle while practicing operations in a hostile environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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